METAMORFOSI E DESTINO DI UN’EROINA: LA STORIA DI GRISELDA IN BOCCACCIO, PETRARCA E OLTRE
METAMORPHOSIS AND DESTINY OF A HEROINE: THE STORY OF GRISELDA IN BOCCACCIO, PETRARCH, AND BEYOND
Author(s): Mira MocanSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Comparative Study of Literature, Philology, Italian literature
Published by: Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai
Keywords: Griselda; Boccaccio e Petrarca; Ms. Riccardiano 1655; Romigio Ardingo de’ Ricci;
Summary/Abstract: Metamorphosis and Destiny of a Heroine: The Story of Griselda in Boccaccio, Petrarch, and Beyond. This paper traces the salient moments in the dissemination of the tale of Griselda (Decameron, X, 10) in Europe, as it was mediated by Francesco Petrarca’s Latin rewriting (Seniles, XVII, 2). In particular, it offers an analysis on the early vernacular translation of Petrarch’s version contained in manuscript 1655 of the Biblioteca Riccardiana (Florence), copied in 1399 by the merchant Romigi di Ardingo de’ Ricci, with attention to the manuscript organization and the role of Griselda’s story.
Journal: Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai - Philologia
- Issue Year: 71/2026
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 41-59
- Page Count: 19
- Language: Italian
